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Feeding Your Gadget and Tech ObsessionsTue, 03 Mar 2015 22:39:51 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1Eye-tracking hits AAA gaming with Assassin’s Creedhttp://www.slashgear.com/eye-tracking-hits-aaa-gaming-with-assassins-creed-05367757/
http://www.slashgear.com/eye-tracking-hits-aaa-gaming-with-assassins-creed-05367757/#commentsThu, 05 Feb 2015 19:29:21 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=367757This week the folks at SteelSeries have announced that their Tobii eye-tracking system will be used to track the eyes of gamers playing Assassin's Creed Rogue on the PC. Released last year for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 (at the same time as Assassin's Creed Unity, Assassin's Creed Rogue will employ eye-tracking technology to allow the user to work … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/eye-tracking-hits-aaa-gaming-with-assassins-creed-05367757/feed/0Samsung EYECAN+ lets people control mice with their eyeshttp://www.slashgear.com/samsung-eyecan-lets-people-control-mice-with-their-eyes-25357211/
http://www.slashgear.com/samsung-eyecan-lets-people-control-mice-with-their-eyes-25357211/#commentsTue, 25 Nov 2014 10:50:08 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=357211It's quite encouraging that people are now pouring more attention into technologies that will empower those who otherwise cannot take advantage of all the fancy gadgets and software that this generation has at its disposal. After all, even people with disabilities might want to go online, use Facebook, or watch videos on YouTube. That is why efforts like Samsung's EYECAN+, … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/samsung-eyecan-lets-people-control-mice-with-their-eyes-25357211/feed/0Fibaro Motion Sensor features glowing eyeball designhttp://www.slashgear.com/fibaro-motion-sensor-features-glowing-eyeball-design-12346084/
http://www.slashgear.com/fibaro-motion-sensor-features-glowing-eyeball-design-12346084/#commentsSat, 13 Sep 2014 02:56:11 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=346084If you prefer your motion sensors to remind all nearby that they're under someone's watchful eye, Fibaro's new offering fits the bill. With the Fibaro Motion Sensor comes a real eyeball design similar to that of a (glowing) cat's eye, which can be controlled from a mobile device. The design is made all the more interesting with the inclusion of … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/fibaro-motion-sensor-features-glowing-eyeball-design-12346084/feed/0Recon Jet gets Myo control as gesture band hits up HUDshttp://www.slashgear.com/recon-jet-gets-myo-control-as-gesture-band-hits-up-huds-20341980/
http://www.slashgear.com/recon-jet-gets-myo-control-as-gesture-band-hits-up-huds-20341980/#commentsWed, 20 Aug 2014 13:39:51 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=341980Recon's Jet HUD is stretching its usefulness, linking up with the motion-sensing Myo armband for a more natural method of control that doesn't rely on voice. The integration uses Myo's gesture and motion tracking to quickly navigate the Jet's UI, with a range of speedy movements that can be done without falling off your bike. For instance, while you're out … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/recon-jet-gets-myo-control-as-gesture-band-hits-up-huds-20341980/feed/0The irony: Microsoft makes depth-tracking phone while ignoring Kinecthttp://www.slashgear.com/the-irony-microsoft-makes-depth-tracking-phone-while-ignoring-kinect-12340829/
http://www.slashgear.com/the-irony-microsoft-makes-depth-tracking-phone-while-ignoring-kinect-12340829/#commentsTue, 12 Aug 2014 19:40:37 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=340829Microsoft may have conspicuously ignored Kinect in its Gamescon event today, going as far as to leave the motion sensor out of all three of its new Xbox One bundles, but that doesn't mean the rest of the company is giving up on clever camera tech. Microsoft Research has been working on turning a regular smartphone into a depth-camera, delivering … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/the-irony-microsoft-makes-depth-tracking-phone-while-ignoring-kinect-12340829/feed/0Touch+ hands-on: Someone finally gets gesture control righthttp://www.slashgear.com/touch-hands-on-someone-finally-gets-gesture-control-right-05339809/
http://www.slashgear.com/touch-hands-on-someone-finally-gets-gesture-control-right-05339809/#commentsTue, 05 Aug 2014 14:49:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=339809Touchscreens work for tablets and phones, but getting your fingers involved with notebooks and PCs can be trickier, something Kickstarter success Ractiv believes it has fixed with its Touch+ motion tracking sensor bar. Eschewing the vague waving of Leap Motion, Touch+ takes a top-down approach by creating a virtual multitouch layer right on top of the keyboard. I caught up … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/touch-hands-on-someone-finally-gets-gesture-control-right-05339809/feed/7SteelSeries Sentry Eye Tracker helps train pro gamershttp://www.slashgear.com/steelseries-sentry-eye-tracker-helps-train-pro-gamers-09332669/
http://www.slashgear.com/steelseries-sentry-eye-tracker-helps-train-pro-gamers-09332669/#commentsMon, 09 Jun 2014 10:30:25 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=332669SteelSeries has just announced a new kind of gaming peripheral that features some fancy eye tracking technology. But unlike its more popular devices for common gamers, the Sentry Eye Tracker pro is squarely targeted at training the next generation of competitive gamers. One might wonder what eye tracking has to do with training gamers. It all has to do with … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/steelseries-sentry-eye-tracker-helps-train-pro-gamers-09332669/feed/0Google’s self-driving car could lose its hat with new laser techhttp://www.slashgear.com/googles-self-driving-car-could-lose-its-hat-with-new-laser-tech-06332372/
http://www.slashgear.com/googles-self-driving-car-could-lose-its-hat-with-new-laser-tech-06332372/#commentsFri, 06 Jun 2014 14:44:39 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=332372Self-driving cars like Google's controversial 25mph autonomous pod could get significantly more affordable to make, researchers have promised, with a new LIDAR radar system far cheaper than the expensive turret on top of current models. The laser tracking system - the distinctive "turret" on top of the Google self-driving car - is one of the single most expensive components in … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/googles-self-driving-car-could-lose-its-hat-with-new-laser-tech-06332372/feed/1Microsoft SurroundWeb reworks IllumiRoom for immersive webhttp://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-surroundweb-reworks-illumiroom-for-immersive-web-18325752/
http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-surroundweb-reworks-illumiroom-for-immersive-web-18325752/#commentsFri, 18 Apr 2014 17:17:19 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=325752Microsoft has given its IllumiRoom concept a makeover, with the immersive projected gaming experience evolving to deliver interactive web content that fills the living room and engages with Xbox One, Windows Phone, and Windows. Dubbed Microsoft SurroundWeb, the concept relies on the same approach of using projectors to cast digital graphics onto the surfaces of real-world objects, like the wall … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-surroundweb-reworks-illumiroom-for-immersive-web-18325752/feed/2Kinect in focus: Xbox’s app chief talks Smart Homes & Cortanahttp://www.slashgear.com/kinect-in-focus-xboxs-app-chief-talks-smart-homes-cortana-05323829/
http://www.slashgear.com/kinect-in-focus-xboxs-app-chief-talks-smart-homes-cortana-05323829/#commentsSat, 05 Apr 2014 16:45:42 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=323829When you have a product like Kinect, so closely associated with gaming, how do you convince everybody else that they should be installing a motion-tracking camera in the home? Microsoft is looking to smart home technology and health, among other things, to do just that with Kinect for Windows v2, though a stealthy spread through Cortana and smartphones may be … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/kinect-in-focus-xboxs-app-chief-talks-smart-homes-cortana-05323829/feed/0Myo Jedi-armbands hooked up to Oculus Rift, robots and morehttp://www.slashgear.com/myo-jedi-armbands-hooked-up-to-oculus-rift-robots-and-more-04319374/
http://www.slashgear.com/myo-jedi-armbands-hooked-up-to-oculus-rift-robots-and-more-04319374/#commentsTue, 04 Mar 2014 16:18:23 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=319374Motion-tracking startup Thalmic Labs has been showing off what its early developers can do with a muscle-reading Myo armband and a little imagination, with the new peripheral already integrated with Oculus Rift, capable of remotely controlling mean-looking robots, and more. The company isn't planning to ship broadly until midway through this year, but its Myo Alpha Developers program is underway, … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/myo-jedi-armbands-hooked-up-to-oculus-rift-robots-and-more-04319374/feed/0Faceware and Vicon pair up motion capture products in new partnershiphttp://www.slashgear.com/faceware-and-vicon-pair-up-motion-capture-products-in-new-partnership-28314686/
http://www.slashgear.com/faceware-and-vicon-pair-up-motion-capture-products-in-new-partnership-28314686/#commentsTue, 28 Jan 2014 15:51:57 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=314686Faceware and Vicon, two makers of motion capture technologies, has announced a new partnership that will bring their respective offerings together. For now, the partnership is bringing a simple merging of Faceware's software with Vicon's hardware to expand so-called mocap options in the industry, but additional options may be made available in the future. Under the new partnership, Faceware will … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/faceware-and-vicon-pair-up-motion-capture-products-in-new-partnership-28314686/feed/0Tobii EyeX eye-tracking for UI and Gaming hands-on with SteelSerieshttp://www.slashgear.com/tobii-eyex-eye-tracking-for-ui-and-gaming-hands-on-with-steelseries-13312972/
http://www.slashgear.com/tobii-eyex-eye-tracking-for-ui-and-gaming-hands-on-with-steelseries-13312972/#commentsMon, 13 Jan 2014 18:25:09 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=312972With the folks at Tobii Technology you've got some of the most advanced work in the world being down with eye-tracking with the PC. This month they're introducing a partnership with gaming peripheral leaders SteelSeries in an effort to jump-start their entry into the personal PC eye-tracking market. The first introduction we've had with Tobii has been their very own … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/tobii-eyex-eye-tracking-for-ui-and-gaming-hands-on-with-steelseries-13312972/feed/1Samsung “Galaxy Band” fitness tracker rumored to debut Feb. 2014http://www.slashgear.com/samsung-galaxy-band-fitness-tracker-rumored-to-debut-feb-2014-24310018/
http://www.slashgear.com/samsung-galaxy-band-fitness-tracker-rumored-to-debut-feb-2014-24310018/#commentsTue, 24 Dec 2013 21:12:36 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=310018Samsung may be developing a new wearable fitness tracker. The so-called "Galaxy Band" would likely be an update to the seemingly discontinued S-Band, the screen-less, wrist-mounted tracker for pairing with a Galaxy S 4. The Galaxy Band would add a screen along with an array of other fitness- and health-oriented tracking features. The rumor dropped last week on Korea's Digital … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/samsung-galaxy-band-fitness-tracker-rumored-to-debut-feb-2014-24310018/feed/1MIT researchers create 3D motion tracking system that sees through wallshttp://www.slashgear.com/mit-researchers-create-3d-motion-tracking-system-that-sees-through-walls-11308534/
http://www.slashgear.com/mit-researchers-create-3d-motion-tracking-system-that-sees-through-walls-11308534/#commentsWed, 11 Dec 2013 23:39:50 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=308534Researchers at MIT have created a new way to track movement through walls, and it is even more accurate and revealing than the motion tracking technology they created in June of this year. It's called WiTrack, and it can sense a person's movements in three dimensions -- physical occlusions or no. It's an update to the same researchers' "WiVi", which … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/mit-researchers-create-3d-motion-tracking-system-that-sees-through-walls-11308534/feed/0Apple PrimeSense purchase to leverage 3D mapping, not motion trackinghttp://www.slashgear.com/apple-primesense-purchase-to-leverage-3d-mapping-not-motion-tracking-26306908/
http://www.slashgear.com/apple-primesense-purchase-to-leverage-3d-mapping-not-motion-tracking-26306908/#commentsTue, 26 Nov 2013 20:56:26 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=306908Apple's purchase of PrimeSense last week had all the tech industries howling. The Israel-based company's motion tracking technology had largely informed early versions of Kinect, Microsoft's motion-tracking and voice command interface for the Xbox 360 gaming console. Was Apple planning to use PrimeSense's expertise in motion tracking to propel its gadgets into a new era of universal motion tracking capability? … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/apple-primesense-purchase-to-leverage-3d-mapping-not-motion-tracking-26306908/feed/3Apple, PrimeSense motion-tracking tech company deal confirmedhttp://www.slashgear.com/apple-primesense-motion-tracking-tech-company-deal-confirmed-24306674/
http://www.slashgear.com/apple-primesense-motion-tracking-tech-company-deal-confirmed-24306674/#commentsMon, 25 Nov 2013 00:34:44 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=306674Apple today confirmed its widely rumored purchase of PrimeSense, the start-up company that made it possible for Microsoft to develop the motion-tracking technology behind the Kinect device for the blockbuster Xbox line of gaming consoles. The deal was reported by Calcalist to have been completed last week, but neither Apple nor PrimeSense would comment. Today's confirmation opens the floodgates to … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/apple-primesense-motion-tracking-tech-company-deal-confirmed-24306674/feed/1Apple reportedly buys Kinect tech-creator PrimeSensehttp://www.slashgear.com/apple-reportedly-buys-kinect-tech-creator-primesense-17305684/
http://www.slashgear.com/apple-reportedly-buys-kinect-tech-creator-primesense-17305684/#commentsSun, 17 Nov 2013 06:30:31 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=305684Apple has reportedly acquired PrimeSense, the motion-tracking company responsible for the technology in the original Xbox 360 Kinect, in a deal said to be worth around $345m. Whispers of the possible purchase, today reported by Israeli news site Calcalist, began back in July though were described as being in the early stages, and PrimeSense unofficially dismissed the speculation along with … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/apple-reportedly-buys-kinect-tech-creator-primesense-17305684/feed/14Zepp Sensor aims to quantify your every movehttp://www.slashgear.com/zepp-sensor-aims-to-quantify-your-every-move-13305313/
http://www.slashgear.com/zepp-sensor-aims-to-quantify-your-every-move-13305313/#commentsWed, 13 Nov 2013 21:06:39 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=305313We're ramping up at an unprecedented rate this year towards total quantification of movement - especially sports and exercise-related movement - with devices like the Zepp Sensor. This device works inside a whole Zepp training system which aims to connect your movements - all of them - to mobile apps. You'll find the teams at Zepp Labs using this one … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/zepp-sensor-aims-to-quantify-your-every-move-13305313/feed/1Elliptic Labs gesture control could be Kinect for your phone by 2014http://www.slashgear.com/elliptic-labs-gesture-control-could-be-kinect-for-your-phone-by-2014-11301034/
http://www.slashgear.com/elliptic-labs-gesture-control-could-be-kinect-for-your-phone-by-2014-11301034/#commentsFri, 11 Oct 2013 17:53:26 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=301034Motion-tracking technology that allows you to control your smartphone from several feet away, even when it's away on a nearby table, could show up in handsets as soon as next year. Elliptic Labs gesture control system uses tiny ultrasonic sensors to grant 180-degree awareness to phones and tablets, picking up hand movement from up to three feet away, whether it's … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/elliptic-labs-gesture-control-could-be-kinect-for-your-phone-by-2014-11301034/feed/0Google buys Flutter “Kinect for OS X” motion-tracking developerhttp://www.slashgear.com/google-buys-flutter-kinect-for-os-x-motion-tracking-developer-02300099/
http://www.slashgear.com/google-buys-flutter-kinect-for-os-x-motion-tracking-developer-02300099/#commentsWed, 02 Oct 2013 23:05:22 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=300099Google has acquired Flutter, the gesture-recognition specialist dubbed "Kinect for OS X", with development of the hand tracking system headed in-house at the search giant. Flutter, which offers a Mac app that turns the webcam into a remote control system for navigating media players like iTunes, Spotify, and VLC, has cooked up its own machine-vision algorithms, which Google could use … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/google-buys-flutter-kinect-for-os-x-motion-tracking-developer-02300099/feed/0SMI Eye Tracking Glasses 2.0 will record to a smartphonehttp://www.slashgear.com/smi-eye-tracking-glasses-2-0-will-record-to-a-smartphone-28295234/
http://www.slashgear.com/smi-eye-tracking-glasses-2-0-will-record-to-a-smartphone-28295234/#commentsWed, 28 Aug 2013 19:50:27 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=295234SensoMotoric Instruments (SMI) have returned with a new pair of the Eye Tracking Glasses. We saw SMI unveil what they were referring to as the first pair of 3D glasses with full eye-tracking capabilities back in February and as of today they have returned with Eye Tracking Glasses 2.0. And along with the 2.0 tag, these glasses arrive with some … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/smi-eye-tracking-glasses-2-0-will-record-to-a-smartphone-28295234/feed/1Let’s Stop Pretending the Kinect Is A Gaming Devicehttp://www.slashgear.com/lets-stop-pretending-the-kinect-is-a-gaming-device-19291154/
http://www.slashgear.com/lets-stop-pretending-the-kinect-is-a-gaming-device-19291154/#commentsFri, 19 Jul 2013 19:30:51 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=291154When I look around the technology space, I can’t think of any single product that is so poorly associated with another device than Microsoft’s Kinect. The sensor, which is supposedly designed with gamers in mind, actually delivers very little value to gamers nowadays. In fact, the Kinect is designed for computers and entertainment – gaming is an afterthought. Since its … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/lets-stop-pretending-the-kinect-is-a-gaming-device-19291154/feed/24Nikon teams with MRMC robotic head for futuristic photography at Wimbledonhttp://www.slashgear.com/nikon-teams-with-mrmc-robotic-head-for-futuristic-photography-at-wimbledon-08289428/
http://www.slashgear.com/nikon-teams-with-mrmc-robotic-head-for-futuristic-photography-at-wimbledon-08289428/#commentsMon, 08 Jul 2013 17:58:17 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=289428This week the folks at Nikon have revealed a next-generation photography solution the likes of which have only thus been made possible in a test-run at Wimbledon 2013. This combination of efforts from Nikon and Mark Roberts Motion Control (MRMC) have made a robotics solution for photos shot at angles never before captured at this sporting event. With "difficult angles" … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/nikon-teams-with-mrmc-robotic-head-for-futuristic-photography-at-wimbledon-08289428/feed/3New Kinect for Windows borrows Xbox One’s updated sensorhttp://www.slashgear.com/new-kinect-for-windows-borrows-xbox-ones-updated-sensor-23283355/
http://www.slashgear.com/new-kinect-for-windows-borrows-xbox-ones-updated-sensor-23283355/#commentsThu, 23 May 2013 16:24:06 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=283355The Xbox One introduced a new generation of Kinect motion-sensing earlier this week - now it's time for Microsoft to show how the Kinect for Windows sensor will be evolving as well. This update brings on the Xbox One's Kinect sensor in a package that'll have Windows machines making full use of a sharper HD color camera, noise-isolating microphone array, … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/new-kinect-for-windows-borrows-xbox-ones-updated-sensor-23283355/feed/0Xbox One requires Kinect to functionhttp://www.slashgear.com/xbox-one-requires-kinect-to-function-21283030/
http://www.slashgear.com/xbox-one-requires-kinect-to-function-21283030/#commentsTue, 21 May 2013 21:14:11 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=283030This week as the Xbox One is introduced to the world, the company opposing Sony and their PlayStation 4 have taken an entirely different approach to its first reveal: console, Kinect, and controller included. If you decided that you weren't about to connect a motion-tracking device to your gaming console no matter what the trends in the industry, Microsoft and … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/xbox-one-requires-kinect-to-function-21283030/feed/10Oculus Rift development kits now shippinghttp://www.slashgear.com/oculus-rift-development-kits-now-shipping-29275828/
http://www.slashgear.com/oculus-rift-development-kits-now-shipping-29275828/#commentsFri, 29 Mar 2013 19:59:37 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=275828The Oculus Rift virtual reality headset is becoming more of an actual reality now. The company announced today that developer kits of the Oculus Rift are now shipping out to developers. In fact, the company says that units actually started shipping out Wednesday, so some developers may have already gotten theirs. It feels like yesterday when we were hearing about … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/oculus-rift-development-kits-now-shipping-29275828/feed/1DUO 3D sensor shows up on Kickstarter, claims that “anyone can build” ithttp://www.slashgear.com/duo-3d-sensor-shows-up-on-kickstarter-claims-that-anyone-can-build-it-26275360/
http://www.slashgear.com/duo-3d-sensor-shows-up-on-kickstarter-claims-that-anyone-can-build-it-26275360/#commentsTue, 26 Mar 2013 20:50:18 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=275360We've been hearing a lot about motion tracking as of late, the Leap Motion being the most popular device that is making its way to the public. However, a new mechanism is looking to gain some ground and has popped up on Kickstarter. The DUO 3D sensor claims to be the "world’s first and only DIY 3D sensing solution." The … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/duo-3d-sensor-shows-up-on-kickstarter-claims-that-anyone-can-build-it-26275360/feed/6Samsung Galaxy S IV to come with eye-tracking functionalityhttp://www.slashgear.com/samsung-galaxy-s-iv-to-come-with-eye-tracking-functionality-04272431/
http://www.slashgear.com/samsung-galaxy-s-iv-to-come-with-eye-tracking-functionality-04272431/#commentsMon, 04 Mar 2013 19:57:14 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=272431The Galaxy S IV announcement -- or so we think that's what we'll see -- is just 10 days away, and the rumors are simply not stopping, nor should we expect them to. The latest one to feast your eyes on is the supposed implementation of eye-tracking technology in the Galaxy S IV, which will allow users to scroll web … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/samsung-galaxy-s-iv-to-come-with-eye-tracking-functionality-04272431/feed/12Leap Motion sees its potential as a possible musical devicehttp://www.slashgear.com/leap-motion-sees-its-potential-as-a-possible-musical-device-10268742/
http://www.slashgear.com/leap-motion-sees-its-potential-as-a-possible-musical-device-10268742/#commentsSun, 10 Feb 2013 14:24:14 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=268742As Leap Motion dev units have begun shipping out, developers have been toying with the motion-tracking device to find unique uses for it. One developer in particular ended up using his unit to help him out with his music recording. Stephane Bersot used the Leap Motion to play air drums, change the pitch of his guitar, and even control the … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/leap-motion-sees-its-potential-as-a-possible-musical-device-10268742/feed/0SMI unveils first 3D glasses with full eye trackinghttp://www.slashgear.com/smi-unveils-first-3d-glasses-with-full-eye-tracking-04268031/
http://www.slashgear.com/smi-unveils-first-3d-glasses-with-full-eye-tracking-04268031/#commentsMon, 04 Feb 2013 18:38:50 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=268031A German eye-tracking company by the name of SensoMotoric Instruments (SMI) have built what they claim are the first pair of 3D glasses with full eye-tracking capabilities. They call the technology ActiveEye, and it combines eye tracking with 3D in order to give users the most realistic experience while using the glasses. The glasses also have "6D" head tracking, along … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/smi-unveils-first-3d-glasses-with-full-eye-tracking-04268031/feed/2Leap Motion inks Best Buy exclusive for motion-tracking donglehttp://www.slashgear.com/leap-motion-inks-best-buy-exclusive-for-motion-tracking-dongle-16265508/
http://www.slashgear.com/leap-motion-inks-best-buy-exclusive-for-motion-tracking-dongle-16265508/#commentsWed, 16 Jan 2013 13:00:57 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=265508Leap Motion's ultra-precise Controller will launch at Best Buy exclusively, the company has announced, with pre-orders of the motion-tracking dongle kicking off in February. Set to go on sale both in Best Buy stores and through the retailer's site - in addition to Leap Motion's own preorders - the 3-inch long gadget hooks up to your computer via USB, and … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/leap-motion-inks-best-buy-exclusive-for-motion-tracking-dongle-16265508/feed/0ASUS partners with Leap Motion to bring gesture control to PCshttp://www.slashgear.com/asus-partners-with-leap-motion-to-bring-gesture-control-to-pcs-03262914/
http://www.slashgear.com/asus-partners-with-leap-motion-to-bring-gesture-control-to-pcs-03262914/#commentsThu, 03 Jan 2013 15:41:02 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=262914Leap Motion has been working hard the past several months to get its gesture control technology in the hands of developers. It's doing a great job so far, and it looks like all that hard work will pay off, because the company just partnered up with ASUS to bring the Kinect-like technology to the desktop. ASUS will be bundling Leap's … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/asus-partners-with-leap-motion-to-bring-gesture-control-to-pcs-03262914/feed/2Microsoft creates Digits bracelet to track hand motionhttp://www.slashgear.com/researchers-create-digits-bracelet-to-track-hand-motion-09250979/
http://www.slashgear.com/researchers-create-digits-bracelet-to-track-hand-motion-09250979/#commentsTue, 09 Oct 2012 09:40:10 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=250979Over the last few years, there has been a significant uptick in the number of products for tracking hand motion for controlling video games and computers. Almost all the technology we've seen for motion tracking so far has relied on external devices that are placed away from the user, such as the Microsoft Kinect. Researchers from Microsoft, Newcastle University's Culture … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/researchers-create-digits-bracelet-to-track-hand-motion-09250979/feed/2